The highlight of "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports" is expected to be a discussion on the local Washington Redskins mascot.
Indian activists and tribal groups have been speaking out against the name for decades.

“It is the equivalent of the n-word,” NMAI Director Kevin Gover told the Associated Press. “That’s how it was used when I was a child. That’s the name people chose to call me if they wanted to hurt my feelings, and I think that’s still the case in many circumstances.”